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Give a shirt: Changing slacktivists into activists

ASU Lodestar Center

Sadly, slacktivism – actions performed via the Internet in support of a political or social cause but regarded as requiring little time or involvement ( courtesy of the Oxford Dictionary ) – is the popular avenue of support when it comes to contemporary activism. Five minutes and you’ve done your good for the day.

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Traveling Postcards: Interview with Founder, Caroline Lovell

Have Fun - Do Good

What started out as a personal art project has grown into a global community project that has created over 800 handmade cards carrying voices to and from the Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, Costa Rica, Niger, Namibia, America, Haiti and Afghanistan. Our grassroots campaign involves all ages from teens to seniors.

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Animals Crossing: AI Helps Protect Wildlife Across the Globe

NVIDIA AI Blog

million acres of rhino habitats, and has recently expanded to help conservation efforts in Kenya and Namibia. To date, Sentinel devices have delivered about 100,000 actionable insights for 80 different species. The startup, which uses the Ai2 EarthRanger platform, protects more than 1.2

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ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot

TechCrunch

According to the agency, OpenAI’s attorneys neglected to pay an associated fee as well as provide “appropriate documentary evidence supporting the justification of special action.” The local radio, TV and internet awareness campaign has a slightly more generous timeline of May 15 to be actioned.)

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El Paso, Texas, just broke ground on the first U.S. facility to turn wastewater directly into drinking water

Fast Company Tech

Before we start to break any type of threshold that would worry us, we will know well in advance so that we can take action, he said. Texas, Western States Move Ahead on Direct Potable Reuse The first direct potable reuse plant in the world opened in 1968 in Namibia, southern Africas driest country.

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How to Leverage Data to Enhance Nonprofit Storytelling

fusionSpan

It brings your organizations stories to life, connects contributions to tangible outcomes, and builds trust by showing that every action counts. For example, a story about rhino conservation uses statistics such as how, over the past 30 years, 86 conservancies have been built in Namibia, home to the worlds largest population of black rhinos.